A case of primary small cell carcinoma of the cervical esophagus with long-term survival following concurrent chemoradiotherapy: Case report and review of the literature

Tumori

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 284-287

  Hama, Yukihiro ^a   Uematsu, Minoru ^a   Ichikura, Takashi ^a   Tamura, Etsuyo ^a   Aida, Shinsuke ^a   Kohno, Masashi ^a   Kusano, Shoichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical esophagus; Concurrent chemoradiotherapy; Long term survival; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032823016     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500414     Document Type: Article

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